Mandate and Functions

The University shall primarily provide advanced education, professional, technological

and vocational instruction in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, science, engineering,
industrial technologies, teacher education, medicine, law, arts and sciences, information
technology and other fields. It shall also undertake research and extension services,
and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization

Vision
LSPU shall be the Center for sustainable Development, transforming Lives and
Communities.
Mission
LSPU Provides quality education through responsive instruction, distinctive research,
sustainable extension and production services for improved quality of life towards
nation-building.
Group Values
Integrity (transparency, leadership, discipline)
Professionalism (competence, collegiality, responsibility)
Innovation (creativity, initiative, industry)
Core Values
LSPU develops
S pirited
T ransparent
U pright
D isciplined
E fficient
N oble
T rustworthy
S killful
Performance Pledge
We, the members of the Faculty and Staff of the University, do pledge and commit to:
L ead in providing quality education to the communities;
S erve motherland and humanity at all times;
P erform with utmost fairness, honesty and accountability; and
U ndertake our responsibilities in the pursuit of common goals and welfare

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

This state institution (LSPU) started from its humble beginnings in 1952 ... it was first
established as a provincial high school known as Baybay Provincial High School, the
first public high school established in the shoreline (baybay) district of Laguna de Bay
and the second in the whole Province of Laguna. Then in 1957, by virtue of Republic
Act No. 1807 on June, 1957, the Baybay Provincial High School was converted into
Baybay National Agricultural and Vocational School (BNAVS).
BNAVS became the PACD-BVE Training Center in rice production for American Peace
Corps Volunteers. This center produced 682 graduates. The Manpower Training Center
Started to operate in the school year 1968-1969. BNAVS also became the pilot school
for the 2-year Agricultural Technician Curriculum, Associate in Agriculture. This started in
December, 1969 with 8 enrollees.

With the passage/approval of HB 269 into law in June 1971: Republic Act No. 6321, it
converted BNAVS into Baybay National College of Agriculture and Technology
(BNCAT). BNCAT then was offering the following courses: 1) Secondary Agriculture
Curriculum; 2) Two-year Associate in Agriculture (technical course); 3) degree courses
leading to Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (2nd Semester 1975-76), and Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Education (First Semester 1977-78). The College was also one
of the Experimental Agricultural High Schools (EAHS) selected by the Educational
Development Projects Implementing Task Force (EDPITAF) under Presidential Decree
No. 6-A, to receive World Bank Aid in terms of infrastructure, equipment, and staff
development.

This state institution was a grantee of the Agricultural Education Outreach Project
(AEOP) from 1980 to 1983. AEOP was a research project of the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID). Research programs became more prioritized
and government extension programs became more aggressive.

On June 10, 1983 by virtue of Batas Pambansa No. 482, BNCAT was further converted
into a state college, known as the Laguna State Polytechnic College.

From then on the Laguna State Polytechnic College grew bigger and better, with the
incumbency of Dr. Ricardo A. Wagan as the first College President in 1986, several
projects and infrastructure developments poured in to LSPC. Among the remarkable
accomplishments then were as follows:

In 1993, this state institution was designated by the Department of Education,

Culture and Sports (DECS) as one of the seven (7) Provincial Technical Institutes
of Agriculture (PTIAs) in Region IV under the Aus-AID-AGRITECH Project aimed
at improving the curriculum, instructional programs and the development of
practical and applied researches.
It opened four (4) satellite campuses through Memoranda of Agreements with the
local governments; and
It integrated the following three (3) CHED-Supervised Institutions in accordance
with the Special Provision No. 2 of the CHED FY 1999 Budget under the General
Appropriations Act of 1999 or Republic Act No. 8745 and Republic Act No. 8292
"Higher Education modernization Act of 1997", through the issuance of the
following:
1. CHED Memorandum No. 18, s. 1999 entitled "Issuance of the
Implementing Guidelines on the Integration of CHED-Supervised
Institutions (CSIs) to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)". This
 integration formally took place on October 5 and 25, 1999, respectively, to
wit:
Laguna College of Arts and Trades now LSPU-Sta. Cruz Campus
located at Barangay Bubukal, Sta. Cruz, Laguna
Los Baos College of Fisheries now LSPU-Los Baos Campus
located at Barangays Malinta, Los Baos, Laguna
2. CHED Memorandum Order No. 27, s. 2000 "Issuance of Implementing
Guidelines of the Integration of CHED-Supervised Institions (CSIs) to
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) - Phase II". The formal turn-over
ceremony took place on December 11, 2000, to wit:
San Pablo City National School of Arts and Trades now LSPU-San
Pablo City Campus located at Barangay Del Remedio, San Pablo
City

His incumbency is marked by a list of distinctive accomplishment such as the

establishment of a multi-campus State Institution; a remarkable increase in the number
of non-degree and degree curricular programs/offerings which resulted in increased
inrolment and need for more teachers; exempted Secondary School Teachers to be
transferred to DECS per CHED-DECS joint circular, intensified rehabilitation, repair,
face-lifting of old structures and construction of new academic, research, library,
dormitory, canteen-cafeteria, sports and recreation facilities; opened the Graduate
Studies and Applied Research in its four (4) Campuses; acquired state of the art
equipment - e.g. Speech Lab., computers, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Laboratory
equipment, the Tissue Culture Laboratory, HORTANOVA Green House, communication
equipment, etc. He was instrumental in the opening of the Siniloan National High School
in cooperation with Mr. Antonio Villanueva and the Sanguniang Bayan, among others,
while the Siniloan National High School was just starting -- LSPC has shared with them
their library, and two faculty members, among others, until they acquired their own
library and faculty members.

Likewise, President Wagan opened doors to Asian neighbors through academic and
cultural exchange and complementation programs. He has signed Memoranda of
Agreements and Sisterhood Agreements with the following: Changwon College and
Changwon High School, both from South Korea; Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture
and Forestry, Socialist Republic of Vietnam where in he established the LSPC
International Language Center located at Thai Nguyen University in Vietnam; a trifocal
consortium with Akamai University, Hilo, Hawaii and EDS-Asia and the Pacific Advance
Academy, Penang, Malaysia. Being the concurrent Regional Chairman of the PASUC-
Regions IV A and B, he spearheaded and registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) the Jose Rizal-Jose Martin Friendship Society between the
Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges in Regions IV A and B and the
Republic of Cuba.
Until finally, its conversion into a state university in 2007 by virtue of REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 9402 "AN ACT CONVERTING THE LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN
THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (LSPU), AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR" during the 13th Congress. It was the result of struggle in
Congress thru House Bill No. 5953 (introduced by Laguna Representatives, namely:
Hon. Benjamin C. Agarao, Jr., 4th District; Hon. Danton Q. Bueser, 3rd District of
Laguna; Hon. Joaquin "Timmy" Chipeco, 2nd District; and Hon. Uliran Joaquin, 1st
District.) and Senate Bill No. 293 when it received the Certificate of Urgency signed by
Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Thus, on February 8, 2007,
Republic Act No. 9402 was approved in Congress. It was signed into law by Her
Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 22, 2007.

The law became effective on April 10, 2007, that was, fifteen (15) days after its
publication in two newspapers of general circulation, e.g. Malaya, dated March 24, 2007
and the Daily Mirror on March 26, 2007. By operation of the new law, Dr. Ricardo A.
Wagan received a new mandate as the first University President, and LSPU-Sta. Cruz
Campus in Barangay Bubukal, Sta. Cruz, Laguna became the Main Campus.

After four years of transition period, the LSPU Board of Regents elected and appointed
the second University Presiden on May 2, 2011 in the person of DR. NESTOR M. DE
VERA, of LSPU-Siniloan (Host) Campus. He was the former Chief Administrative Officer
of LSPU-Siniloan Campus, the former Vice-President for Academic Affairs, former Dean
of the Graduate Studies and Applied Research, former Dean of the College of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology, former Campus Director of LSPU-San Pablo City
Campus and former Campus Director of LSPU-Siniloan Campus, among his several
designations. Dr. Nestor M. De Vera bested among the four (4) contenders for LSPU
Presidency. The fact that he was the only "insider" among the four applicants for LSPU
Presidency has given him the advantage to start swiftly his duties and functions upon
his assumption into office as LSPU President on May 3, 2011. He spearheaded the
review of the Five Year Development Plan, 2007-2012 to determine the real position of
LSPU, what it has achieved and what are those that needs to be done for another five
years?

He works toward his vision to make LSPU as "Center of Development" transforming

lives and communities through its new Strategic Development Plan, 2012-2017
anchored on its six (6) major initiatives, namely:

1. Comprehensive Student Welfare and Development Program

2. Community Relations Program
3. University Research and Development Program
4. Comprehensive Faculty and Staff Development Program
5. Organizational Development Program
6. Comprehensive Resource Generation and Management Program